Table of Contents

Preface A note on useful websites List of figures and tables Introduction - Deviance: the death of a concept? 1. Individualistic theories 2. Sociological theories 3. Social control, regulation and compliance 4. The body 5. Medicine, illness and deviance 6. Criminalisation and decriminalisation 7. The 'crime problem' 8. Women and criminal deviance 9. Crime control and prevention 10. Violence, terrorism and fear 11. Corporate, occupational and organised crime 12. Social disadvantage and welfare Conclusion Sample questions for essays and examinations Bibliography Index

About the Author

Sharyn Roach Anleu is the Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor in the School of Social and Policy Studies and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She has contributed to the Masters Program at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Onati, Spain.